Ditchsng-plow



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' R. H. NOGAR.

DITGHING PLoW.

10.404,424. Patented June v4, 1889.

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DITGHING PLOW. v No. 404,424- Patented June 4, 1889.

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- j NTTnn STATES PATENT @ritieni eussent H. Noem, or DUNDEE, MICHIGAN.

- DrroHiNe-PLOWQ srnerrzon'rron forming part f Lettersfratent No. 404,424, ma .rune 4,1889.

To all whom it .may concern: l

,.catiorn Figure l isa side elevation' of my Be it; known 'that I, RUSSELL H. NoGAR, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Dun# the means for applying the draft; fourth, in

the peculiar combination of the ditching-plow 'with the means for elevating the ground, and, vfifth, in the peculiar construction arrangement, and operatie more fully herein t in the drawings i rich accompany this speciimproved: machine as arrangedl for operation. 'lfig. 2 is a plan thereof,with the raising and plow.

lowering' device of the ditching-plow removed. Fig. 3 is acentral vertical long i'tudinalse'ction through the carrier. Figli?! is a vertical central cross-section through the ditchingscoop. 5 is a detached. perspective view of the-lever for raising and lowering/the carrier. Fig. V7 is a cross-section thereof, and' 8 is a detached perspective view of the plow-support for holding the plow out of 'op- 4 eration.

i is the plow-beam, f l is the standard of the plow, secured to the rear end of the plow-beam.

(l is plow, or rather scoop, secured to the'l lower endet the istandard in any suitable manner or formed integrally therewith', and

this scoopI is ot' the peculiar cross-section shown in -fi-that is, having the portions a, b, and c, forming, respectively, the sides and the bottoni, the sidel a of the scoop bulging outside of the-standard, the bott-om'b, which connects therewith', having its deepest portion near the standard Whereiit connects with the side c, and rising. from there graduallyin a curved line' to form theside @which is at a higher level than the side a, thu'sforin- Fig. t is a detached' perspective Iview showingthe construction ofthe bed of the,"

Application filed August 2,1888- Serial No. 281,815. (No model.)

ing a cross-section which in practice cuts a ditch deeper on thefslde of the standard, and with a sufficient clearance' upon the side of the 5 5 standard for the latter to pass into the ditch without inipinging against the sides thereot.

D isa ground-Wheel for guiding the forward end of the plow in the ditch.` This issec'ured to the lower end of the standard E, the up- 6o per end of which has a suitable fixedconnectionl with a suitable draft-pole G.

the standard of the `ground-tVlTee'l, and this 65 f draft-iron is provided with a seriesl of adjust-- ing holes ci, to which adraft elevisor hookc is adjust-ably secured, and to which the vusual draftapparatusf, for attaching twoA or more y horses, is applied. l f 'e I is a vertical bearing .secured to the for 1 Ward end of the'draft-pole and'to oneside, thereof, andy-this bearing loosely embraces' the standard E of the plowfwheel, to permit of raising or lowering theplotv-heain'thcreon, 75 while at the .saine time it forms the 'draftcoir nection between the plow-beam and the standardE.

-The devices for raisingand lowering the plow in and out of the-ground consist of the 8o lever J, which is fulcrumedontop of the plow-beam by Inean's of the link-support it, which is pivotally secured to the plow-beam at g and carries the fulcrum 7L of .the lever. The Afree end of this lever embraces the up- 85 per end ot` .the standard between suitable shoulders or collars i, formedupon the upper end of the standard, and astoptorrned'by a suitable shoulder or collar j upon theI lower/ end of the standard limits the lowest position 9c In the rear of the plow an inclined elevator carrier, preferably consisting` of a-hroadzbeit M, of leather, rubber, or other suitablehnain terial, is mounted in the following manner: Within the 'eight of the scoop isjo'irrnaleil in suitable' bearings. the roller N, goverahieh .the forward end of thebelt fwiiiicgthe lo'r the under side of the carrier.

rear end olthe belt passes over the roller or pulley (),which is at a higher level to give the neceesaiy inclination to the beltlo carry the lli rl out 0 the ditch. rlhis pullev (l in mounted upon a twrrwheeled truck, which consists oi'- ihe axle Q, the wheels P, and the frames R,

fn which the pulley O is journaled.

a triel1ion1n1llcy journalcd in hangers .l below the carrier-belt,and held in operalfivc contact with the pulley by means of the tension. rods T', which 4pass upward through the Yframe and areprovided with the ar,l, ius'able tension-springs U, by means of which the friction-roll S clamps the belt or enrrierbetween the face o' the friction-roller ti and the pulley O, for the purpose of transmitting motion to the carrier from the pui icy O.

Upon the shaftV of the belt-pulley O is n'lounted the grooved drive-pulley \V ai.; 'the side of the fraine ol.' the truck. The belt M ol. the carrier is supported between its endsby means of a frame, preferably constructed as shown in Fig.l (i, wherein l is a bed-timber pivotally secured at its forward end to the ehatt li of the roller N and fixedly secured at its rearward cndto the truck. Z are saddles seeured upon the bcd-ti1nbe1',and 'nl are slats or rods secured upon the saddles to l'orin a concime grating; for the supporb'ot' the ear rie-r. ily means of suitable sides n 4and the 'bottoni board 0 an inclosiug-i`raine is formed A hinged iin-line Ap is .secured between the forward end of J:ghe scoop and the forward end of the carrier lo forni an inclined passage for the dirt; into the carrier. By hinging' this incline on its forward end 'it may be lifted up to allow the reniova'l ot any dirt or obstructions accuinulziiting below the vforward end olf the carrier. It r'liseharge-spout q is mounted near the rear end of Jche Carrier lo receive'and carry the dirt to one side. I

`1: is a seat for the driver, supported upon the mitriggcrs s, secured to the i'rzune of the truck and Ijnojcctinjr in proximity to the rear ond of the plow. The rear end ot the plow beam is provided with the 'oolwley'erh hinged liurei'e, and a draft connection `u pivoially connwets the i'oot-le\'cr with the truck.

ln practice, thc parte being' arranged subrr-zt.=lnliallj\, as shown and described, the scoop is raised or lowered by means oi' the lover l,

which extends in proximity to the drivcrs i seal..

ily raising such lever` it will be seen tho forward end of the )low-b \,ain is raised, and by depressing it the forward end of the plowbcan1 is lowered, and the scoop is thereby made to pass into the ground. The draft is ooinuiunioatod to the plow by means ol the simulard l), which loosely engages into the vertical bearing` I at the forward end of the plow-bean), and thereby admits at the saine time of adjusting the plow in or outl of the ground. The ditch is liornmdV corresponding to the shapeof the scoopM-thht is, dcopeston tl'ic sido of the standard and with ibo novossary clearance toprevcnl. :friction of thc spannard against? the sides oli the ditch. ily drm ing the plow alternately in oppositedirectioni-i Afrom one end of `the ditch io the other the ditch will be alternately lowered upon opposite sides, and thus the proper forni ,ot ditch be obtained. lt will be seen that by means of thisconslsruetion no side draft-upon the plow ie obtained, as 'the work is done in the center ol' the d raft.

From the scoop ihe ground dug up is discharged onto the carrier, and lio obtain the proper mot-ion to t-he carrier l use a wire rope Y, which' I stretch. alongside the ditch bciween suitable end supports '/S Z,and extend ing beyond the ends of the ditch, and this wire rope I pass around the grooved 'pulley W in such direction as to impart the desired motion t the 'carrier in the forward progress of. the plow.

The draf b is conveyed from the plow-beam through the intermediate' conneetionsoi' the iootdever t and connection u to the truck which carries the rear end of the carrier, and it) will bc seen that, by shortening or lengthn ening said connection the driver has i the means, independenbiy-y of the front raising and loweringdevice, to direct; the plowin and out of the ground. This he does by means of Jche foot-lever ,the rear end of which forms a suitable lootfrest, and by pressing thereon 'he shortens the draft-connection between the plow `and the truck, thereby raising the point of lheplow. Thus-he can much better direct the operation of the plow in detail than he can `by. means oi' the raising and loweringY device alone. seen that this draft-Conneotion carries the .draft directly to the rear truck Without bringing any downward. draft on the plow, which would tend to carry itrinto the ground and At the saine time it will be` IOO ywould render lbhe control of the driver` over the plow difficult. sufficiently out lof the ground to prevent its working in turning" around or passing from one pointlio another, .l 'provide the plowdaeain with the loop w and the rear truck with the hanger y, and a pole or leverz of suitable size, as shown in Fig. il, is then scoured with its free end into the loop wand lifted up until ils rcar end engages into the hanger y, when the plow is raised out ol the ground, a suitable hook or chain being,r niad'o lo engage onthe brace a or other suitable point on the lplowframe to give a iirmhold to the lever on the plow.

The draf t1clevis being,` pivotally secured on the draft-bai.' lh'allows, of adjusting the draf t up or down as the depth 'ofi the ditch pron grosses. l-ly means o'f theftriction devieeap plied to the carrier-belt the carrier may be run with a large degree of slaekness, which in Jthis class 'of machines is a considerable advantage on acoounto'lf theconstant change in length of the carrier under the Varying' In order tio raise the plow f v404,424 t i ,addy for a variation in the thickness ofthe carrier-belt that may be caused by adhering soil. i

vWhat I claim as my invention is y 1. The combination, with the ditchin g-plow,

` et' a carrier mounted on a truck at the rear ci theplowand having ahingedconnectihn at its forward end with the scoop .or plow, and the adjustable draft-connection with therear end of the plow-beam, said connection being pivoted at one end to the tally as described.

2. In a ditching-machine, thecombination, with the ditching-plow, nthe .carrier mounted yon the truck at the rear of the plow and having pivot-al connection at its torward end therewith. and the adjustable draft-connection between the rear end of the plow. and said truck, said draft-connection being pivoted at one .end to the plowlbeam and under'the control of the operator, substantially as described.

3. In a ditching-machine, the combination,

^ .with the ditching-plow, of a carrier pivotally alla,

secured .atits forward end tothe scoop 'or plow and 'moun'ted with its rear end upon the truck,

'and aLdraftconnection between said truck and the rear end of the plow inthe line of draft, consisting of -the foot-lever t and the draft-connection u, substantially las described."

- 4. In a ditching-machine, the combination of the following elements: the ground-wheel mounted on a vertical standard, the draft deat its forward vend with the vertical bearing engaging .with the standard of the groundwheel, the scoop onplow secured to the rear end of the plow-beam, the raising and lowerving-device mounted upon the plow-beam;

tfhe vcarrier pivotally secured at its forwardl end to the plow and mounted at its rear end .upon thetruck, andthe adjustable connection pullcy and pressing the belt against the fa'ce k ff-ptite, carrierpulley, subsuftntiallyvas 4 scribed.

plowbeam, substan- 6. The combination,with thploplof ing-machine, of a carrier consisting', endless belt M, secured at itsforwardjend to A the plow and mounted at its rear end upon a nach the

truck, the belt-pulley 0, mounted in suitable 'bearings upon the frame of the truck, the adn justable friction-pulley S, mounted in contact with the belt-pulley, the shaftV V 'of the beltpulley, and the grooved drive-pulley W, substantially as described. 7. The combinatiomwith the ditching-plow, Vthe carrier mounted in the rear thereof and supported vupon the truck, `the drive-shaft V lof the carrier, the grooved pulley W upon said drive-shaft, and the wire rope Y, theparts being arranged to operate substantiallyas and for the purpose described.

8. In a ditching-machine; the combination of the following elements: the ground-wheel D, the vertical standard E,carrying such ground-wheel, the draft-baril, the draft-connection adjustably secured to the draft-bar, the, plow-beam provided at the forward end with the bearing I, into which the standard E engages, the raising and lowering lever J, pivotally mounted on top of the plow-beam and e igaging byitas'forward end with. the" standard E, the adjustingdevices of that lever, ther scoop C, mounted on the standard B, the endless carrier M, the roller N, mounted in the .scoop of` the plow, the truck upon which the rear end of the carrier is mounted, the carrierpulley O, over which the rear end of the carrior-belt passes, the friction -fpulley S, the

drive-pulley -W, and the seatl R', mountedon the rear truck in proximity to the rear end of the plow, substantially as described. l

9. In a ditchinglnachine, the plow consisting of the plow-beam, the standard secured 1 thereto, andthe scoop secured to th'e lower end of thestand'ard and having the digging portions a', l, and c, substantially as described..

`10. du a ditching-machine, thecombinationl` ofthe ditchin'gplow, the carrier pivotallyse-Q. cured to the rear` end 'of the ditching-scoop and mounted with its near end upon the truck,

a flexible draft-connectionbetween the plowy andthe truck, the loop 10,'securedto the plowbeam, the levens, and the-hanger- @substantially as and for the purpose described. lln testimony whereof I aiiix my signature,

in presence of two'witnesses, this Oth day o f I l .RUSSELL H. NOGAR.

Witnesses:

JOHN SCHUMAN, P. M. HULBURT; 

